The US Pacific fleet deployed -

Option 1 - Taiwan referendum considered binding after verification

The Taiwanese referendum terms were if you showed up to vote against Chen, but refused to vote on the referndum, you were still counted as being part of the 59% needed to pass it

I assume the votes are counted, but not yet announced by Chen.

BUT the Government of China has only deployed 15,000 troops for this year's exercises

AND the US has transfered 15,000 troops from South Korea to Iraq

Option 2 - Sharon has given Arafat an ultimatum for June 15, threatening dire consequences.
The consequences for coalition forces are more intense than they were when Sharon tried to claim the southern part of the West Bank.

PAC fleet approaches from the south, with calls and services in Australia.

I hope the PM brought along his nose clips, because DC is a town floating on a sea of s***.

The solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains the same, a massive UN deployment to the West Bank and Gaza.

As it is, about 250,000 Israelis and 250,000 Palestinians are taking the rest of us 6,000,000,000 or so people on this planet along for a ride.

While Saddam was a throughly evil person, the Office of Special Plans scandal and the Israeli expansionists involvement in it has yet to break -

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